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Skriven 2016-09-01 02:31:35 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
     Kommentar till en text av Nicholas Boel
Ärende: Easy As Pi
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Hello Nick,

Could it be this easy?

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MM>Human interaction (node number assignment, approval, etc.)
MM>could be interjected at any point in the process as well.
MM>Termination/removal of a node could be done with the click
MM>of a button on the administrator's side.

MM>So yeah, signing up for Fidonet COULD be easier. I'm not sure if
MM>Policies would have to be modified to support a "21st Century"
MM>solution.

There's a couple problems with this.

1) There are NCs and RCs all over the network that are unresponsive
for days, if not weeks at a time. Once the information gets to them,
who knows how long it will take to get you setup.

2) Policy is quite outdated. While some may argue that some or most
of it is still "close enough", nobody can seem to agree on anything
to change over the past 20 years. The fact that some people are
finally ignoring policy is probably better than actually trying to
vote on things these days.

I actually liked some of the ideas Matt was talking about. There
should be some sort of instantaneous setup with an app (HotdogEd
for example, has brought in quite a few new people over the past
year or two, although only as points). There doesn't need to be
structure/heirarchy. Let them in, and if you don't like what they
say, ignore/twit them just like any other forums and/or chat
mediums.

There would be no "button" for termination/removal. You twit/ignore
on your own preferences.

MM>Man, I have so many ideas for this all of a sudden....

Keep 'em coming, brother! This is the ONLY way Fidonet will survive
past the people that still hold onto it.

Regards,
Nick

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Ease of use is important if FidoNet is going to attract new members.
What FidoNet needs is both sysops and participants.  Not just sysops.
Not everybody is going to have the time, or the inclination, to be
(or want to be) a sysop.  And certainly no individual should be forced
or compelled to become a sysop.  Participation should be something
one wants to do, never something one is forced to do.

What worked in the 1980s is no more relevant in today's world.
Communications are different.  Technology has changed to the point
that just about anyone and everyone can play.  Including those who
are homeless.  For FidoNet to remain relevant, it has to reach out
to those who live in today's world, not be stuck in yesterday's
world forever.

There are now Four Fiefdoms of FidoNet.  Each of them a separate
FidoNet with its own Head of State, accountable to No One but His/Her
Own Head.

Policy is as outdated as the Head of State itself.  After all,
that is Policy.  So, if you like the Red Queen, let her keep her
head.  Otherwise, find another head.  But better hurry, and be
sure not to tell her first.

After all, we all know what she did to Alice.

Gosh, I sure do like that line with Humpty Dumpty.
She really did know how to put all the king's horses
and all the king's men together again ...

--Lee

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